Encyclopedia Of Terrorist, Natural, And Man-Made Disasters.Encyclopedia Of Terrorist, Natural, And Man-Made Disasters man-made disaster Technological disaster Public health An event in which a significant number of people are injured or die as a result of human devices or activities, unrelated to conflicts, and attributed to operator error–eg, Exxon Valdez Michael I Michael I, Byzantine emperor Michael I (Michael Rangabe), d. c.845, Byzantine emperor (811–13), son-in-law of Nicephorus I. He supported orthodoxy against iconoclasm and recalled Theodore of Studium from exile. . Greenberg, MD, MPH Jones and Bartlett Publishers 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776 076 3737828 $44.95 www.jbpub.com Expertly compiled and organized by Michael I. Greenberg (Professor of Public Health and Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. It represents the consolidation of two venerable medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of homeopathy. Residency Locations St. , Medical College Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology toxicology, study of poisons, or toxins, from the standpoint of detection, isolation, identification, and determination of their effects on the human body. Toxicology may be considered the branch of pharmacology devoted to the study of the poisonous effects of drugs. ), Encyclopedia Of Terrorist, Natural, And Man-Made Disasters covers all major toxicological incidents whether they were the result of human activity or unassisted products of nature. This encyclopedic en·cy·clo·pe·dic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" approach to documenting occurrences with hazardous material in a single index is unique and describes incidents that can be traced through history. Each specific event has been extensively researched and reference citations are included. Featuring more than 1200 entries, Encyclopedia Of Terrorist, Natural, And Man-Made Disasters is enhanced with the inclusion of a CD-Rom, making it an indispensable reference and a welcome addition to professional and academic library collections on environmental contamination. |
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